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Penny rushed 11 times for 39 yards while catching both of his targets for five yards in Tuesday's 20-10 loss to the Rams.

Penny wound up splitting touches with fellow back DeeJay Dallas, finishing with two more total touches while the latter collected the team's lone touchdown. Head coach Pete Carroll stated that he would continue to use a combination of backs to close out this injury-plagued season, but that Penny deserved a shot to continue starting after going off against the Texans last week (16-137-2). The 2018 first-round pick will get a far softer matchup against the Bears on Sunday.

Gibson rushed 15 times for 26 yards and a touchdown and brought in six of seven targets for 39 yards in Washington's 27-17 loss to the Eagles on Tuesday night.

Gibson overcame a minor toe injury early in the contest to log a solid workload, but there was little running room to be had against a surprisingly stout Eagles front. However, the second-year back did make a sizable impact through the air, pacing the team in receptions in the process. Gibson may have a more favorable matchup as a rusher in a Week 16 road battle against the Cowboys on Sunday night.

Mitchell (knee) was listed as a non-participant for Tuesday's walk-through practice.

The 23-year-old hasn't logged any practice activity since suffering a concussion Week 13 versus the Seahawks, but he's since cleared the NFL's five-step protocol for head coach injuries. At this stage, Mitchell is still trying to work past a knee issue, though head coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday that Mitchell did "some encouraging things" despite not taking part in the walk-through, according to David Lombardi of The Athletic. General manager John Lynch was similarly positive about Mitchell's situation Tuesday, noting that the running back has "taken a positive turn" in his recovery, per Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News. Even so, Mitchell likely will need to show more tangible signs of progress at Wednesday's session to have a legitimate chance of suiting up Thursday at Tennessee. If Mitchell ends up missing a third straight game, Jeff Wilson will get another turn as San Francisco's lead back.

Sanders rushed 18 times for 131 yards and secured both his targets for 15 yards in the Eagles' 27-17 win over Washington on Tuesday night.

Jalen Hurts and Dallas Goedert stole the show through the air -- and Hurts certainly made his own notable contributions with his legs as well -- but Sanders also stood out with his second straight 100-yard effort. While two games is a small sample, it's still a very timely late-season surge for Sanders, who's posted his two highest carry and yardage totals of the season in that pair of contests. The third-year back also showed no ill effects from the ankle injury he'd suffered Week 13 against the Jets, leaving him poised to enter another favorable divisional matchup in Week 16 against the Giants with plenty of momentum.

Gibson (toe) returned to Tuesday's game against the Eagles, JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington reports.

Gibson was deemed questionable to return after picking up the toe injury during the first quarter, but he was able to retake the field without missing too much time. He'll continue to lead Washington's backfield as long as he remains healthy.

Denver reinstated Boone (illness) from the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.

Denver received a roster exemption for Boone, so he could be eased back into the fold with lighter workloads in practice to begin the week after he spent 10 days on the reserve/COVID-19 list following his positive test of the virus. Through five appearances with Denver this season, Boone has garnered only seven touches (five carries, two receptions), but he's produced 47 yards from scrimmage. Even so, Boone isn't likely to see much of an uptick in opportunity over Denver's final three games while both Melvin Gordon and Javonte Williams are healthy.

Gibson exited during the first quarter of Tuesday's game against the Eagles with a toe injury.

Gibson carried seven times for 20 yards and had two receptions for 25 yards during the first quarter before exiting with the injury. Jaret Patterson and Jonathan Williams should split the backfield work for Washington while Gibson is sidelined.

Foreman (ankle) practiced in full Tuesday, John Glennon of SI.com reports.

Foreman opened Week 16 prep with a limited showing at Monday's walkthrough, so bumping up to all activity one day later more or less clears him for Thursday's game against the 49ers. Over the last six contests, Foreman racked up 85 touches while Dontrell Hilliard and Jeremy McNichols combined for 79 touches during that span.

Patrick has been waived from the Panthers' practice squad, Darin Gantt of the team's official website reports.

Patrick joined Carolina's practice squad earlier in the month. He will now be forced to look for a new opportunity. The 24-year-old also spent time with the 49ers practice unit this season.

Conner (heel) was listed as a non-participant on Tuesday's estimated injury report, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.

Conner tended to an ankle issue last week before welcoming back Chase Edmonds (ankle) to the backfield following a four-game IR stint. The pair split the RB reps this past Sunday at Detroit, with Conner logging a 42 percent snap share and 10 touches and Edmonds turning 40 percent of those plays into six carries. Conner now is dealing with a heel injury, so his status again will need to be watched to get a sense of his availability for Saturday's game against the Colts.